rb <rb-os...@justgohome.co.uk> added the comment:
> Maintaining the necessary logic Python is not really possible in the stdlib. > It's better to have a PyPI module for this which can be updated much more > easily. The /etc/os-release syntax is stable, the file is implemented nearly everywhere and is unlikely to change, so I don't see why it'll be difficult to maintain. Just parse and give us the key/value pairs, please! It's disappointing to have to add Yet Another Dependency to get this functionality, contrary to Python's "batteries included" philosophy. ---------- nosy: +rb _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue28167> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
